midget
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midget
- /ˈmɪd͡ʒɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪdʒɪt
Where it comes from
From midge (chiefly in the figurative sense of “small thing”, literally “small fly”) + -et (diminutive suffix), (from Old English myċġ (“mosquito”), from Proto-Germanic *mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mu-, *mew-; cognate with Dutch mug (“mosquito”) and German Mücke (“midge, gnat”)).
noun midgets
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A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously smaller than expected or by comparison.
the midget pony
Opposite: giant
- Alternative form of midge (“small fly”)
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A short person, particularly one with dwarfism.
They [children] realize their oughts no less sharply than their crosses; and this even though they are midgets in a land of giants who have forgotten much of their language and whose right is often founded solely on force majeure.
Similar: little person, dwarf, short-ass//short-arse, shortie//shorty, titch, munchkin · Opposite: giant
- Something for use by a small person; especially something designed or made for one.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bantam, lilliputian, dwarf, petite, tiny, little, diminutive, small, violet, bean, stumpy, runt, shorty, short, mini, man
Translations
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noun person of small stature of adult height less than 4'10"
| Español | enano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 小人 kobito, ちび chibi, ミゼット mizetto |
| 中文 | 侏儒 zhūrú |
| Português | anão, anã |
| Français | nain, naine |
| Deutsch | Zwerg, Zwergin, Liliputaner, Liliputanerin |
| Italiano | nano, nana |
| Русский | лилипу́т lilipút, лилипу́тка lilipútka |
| Tiếng Việt | rất nhỏ, chú lùn |
| العربية | قَزَم qazam |
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title = {midget},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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